CVE-2026-62040: WordPress Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force plugin <= 2.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force restrict-user-access allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force: from n/a through 2.8.1.

Affected products

DEV Institute Restrict User Access – Membership Plugin with Force: through 2.8.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/restrict-user-access/vulnerability/wordpress-restrict-user-access-membership-plugin-with-force-plugin-2-8-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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